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120 Degrees Ultra Lounge: A Fanny-Pack-Free Bar Near Navy Pier
It would be a strange existence to live in Lake Point Tower, I’ve always thought. I love admiring the gently curving building from vantage points along LSD, but imagine going home to it: What would you call that little slice of non-neighborhood?…
Bang Bang Pie Truck to Open a Logan Square Storefront
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The husband-and-wife team Dave and Megan Miller launched the food truck Bang Bang Pie & Coffee Show on July 1 with the dream of opening a storefront someday. Someday came quickly…
Nightlife Photos: Pee It Forward Coaster Auction Kickoff @ Empty Bottle
Long gone are the sticky floors and graffitied stalls at the Empty Bottle, that Ukrainian Village live-music institution known for its cutting-edge indie rock and, until recently, its grime…
Filini to Open in the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel with the Chef Christian Fantoni
La Dolce Vita
Just when you thought hotel dining was on the downswing, a new restaurant is poised to open November 1 in the upscale Radisson Blu Aqua…
5 Ways to Drink This Week, Starting Tonight
It’s officially fall—well, as of Friday. We’re too old for back to school (thank heavens), but this week still feels like a good time to apply ourselves to being the most overachieving scenesters we can be. Below, five things to do for every type of learner…
Farmhouse in River North: Sort of Like the Chaser’s Own Homestead but with More Booze
I knew I’d feel right at home in a bar called Farmhouse since I grew up in a house on a farm myself. Yes, my family’s farmhouse was in the middle of a field with a frog pond off to the side, while Farmhouse, the “Midwestern craft tavern,” is on Chicago Avenue with an L stop off to the side, but there had to be similarities, right?…
Reviews: Roka Akor and Union Sushi + Barbeque Bar
FIRE POWER: Two Japanese spots in River North test the lure of robata grilling
Charlie Trotter’s Veteran Matthias Merges to Open Yusho
Yusho Crazy
After leavingCharlie Trotter’s last October to strike out on his own, Matthias Merges lays the first brick in his own business this November with a yakitori-inspired restaurant in Logan Square called Yusho…